Sharp AR-PB8 User Manual

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C. Installing onto Windows 95/98 without Using

the Plug & Play Function

Computers using Windows 95 or Windows 98 that are compatible
with plug & play can install the printer driver automatically. However,
if your computer is incompatible with plug & play, or if you want to use
this printer as a network printer, follow the procedure in this section.

The following steps use Windows 98 in display examples.

1) Turn the computer on and start Windows 95/98.

2) Click the Start menu, point to “Settings”, and choose “Printers”.

3) When the “Printers” window appears, double-click the “Add

Printer” icon.

4) Click the [Next] button.

5) If the screen for choosing the connection method appears, choose

the connection method and click the [Next] button.

Note: This screen appears only when the computer is connected

to a network.

When the printer is directly connected to the computer, choose
“Local printer”.
Otherwise, choose “Network printer”.
If you choose “Network printer” you must specify a network
path or queue name.
Contact your network administrator for details.
The following steps use the example of a local printer.

6) Click the [Have Disk...] button.

7) Insert the SHARP Software CD-ROM into the CD-ROM drive, type

R:\English\WinXX, and click the [OK] button.

8) Choose the appropriate printer driver from those listed below and

click the [Next] button.

PCL6 Printer Driver:

SHARP AR-160/200 Series PCL6

PCL5e Printer Driver: SHARP AR-160/200 Series PCL5e

Note: It is recommended that you install the PCL6 printer driver.

If you have a problem printing from older software using
the PCL6 driver,remove it and install the PCL5e driver.

9) Choose the port and click the [Next] button.

Note: This screen appears only if you selected “Network printer”

in step 5).

10)Set the printer name.

<1> If you want to change the printer name, enter a new name in

the space provided.

<2> If the program displays, “Do you want your Windows-based

programs to use this printer as the default printer?”, check
“Yes”.

<3> Click the [Next] button.

11)Print a test page by clicking the [Finish] button.

Note: If you check “No” and click the [Finish] button, the printer

does not print a test page after the installation.

The printer driver installation begins.

12)When the test page is printed properly, click the [Yes] button.

The printer is ready for printing.

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